Conference on Migration 2016

The theme of the 2016 conference is Migration in Asian Countries.

The theme of the 2016 conference is Migration in Asian Countries. The conference seeks high-quality research papers that examine the effects of migration in Asian countries and the associated costs and benefits of migration. Possible topics include but are not limited to: 1) evaluating the effects of migration on left behind children’s skill development, 2) marriage, family structure, and migration, 3) assessing the effects of migration on local labor market outcomes, 4) migration and consumption/savings, 5) migration and housing market.

Organizers

Shuaizhang Feng, Jinan University
Rong Hai, University of Miami

Program

October 9 to 10, 2016

October 28

Wealth Heterogeneity and the Income Elasticity of Migration
Samuel Bazzi, Boston UniversityDiscussant: Jere Behrman, University of Pennsylvania

Facilitating Worker Mobility: A Randomized Information Intervention among Migrant Workers in Singapore
Slesh A. Shrestha, National University of SingaporeDiscussant: John Ham, National University of Economics

Migration, Liquidity Constraints and Income Generation: Evidence from Randomized Credit Access in China
Shu Cai, Jinan UniversityDiscussant:Bob Gregory, Australian National University

October 10

Internal Migration with Endogenous Social Networks in China
Jin Zhou, The University of ChicagoDiscussant:Naijia Guo, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Are China's "Leftover Women" really leftover?: An investigation of marriage market penalties in China
Loren Brandt, The University of TorontoDiscussant: Juan Pantano, Center for the Economics of Human Development

The One-Child Policy and its Impact on Family Outcomes in China
Junsen Zhang, Chinese University of Hong KongDiscussant: Xiaoyan Lei, Peking University

A Simple Model of the Chinese Huko System and Some Ongoing Reforms
Lex Zhao, Kobe UniversityDiscussant: Jipeng Zhang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics